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so we are moving into another election about change and the central question is whether the government is capable of contributing to positive change. the stimulus is becoming which is weird because it really ought to be exhibit a for the argument that it can. i realize i probably sound like jim obama cheerleader. it is an uncomfortable role for me and there is a funny scene towards the end of the book i'm talking to vice president biden who oversaw the stimulus and he let me sit in on the cabinet meeting devoted the stimulus and basically is giving me a hard time. you are the only one that wrote anything remotely positive. and usually more devotee downer than mary sunshine and my friends will back me up on not keith. it took them to bed, i slept on them. i didn't get into journalism to tell stories that joe biden would want to cuddle with. you know, what i did is i followed the facts. my stories only look glowing compared to these ridiculous dhaka that passed for the stimulus journalism and it's like i said about bp. i've seen the data and it is all in this doorstop so i hope that you'
so we are moving into another election about change and the central question is whether the government is capable of contributing to positive change. the stimulus is becoming which is weird because it really ought to be exhibit a for the argument that it can. i realize i probably sound like jim obama cheerleader. it is an uncomfortable role for me and there is a funny scene towards the end of the book i'm talking to vice president biden who oversaw the stimulus and he let me sit in on the...
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on election do you know where your absentee ballot is? does anyone tell you where discounted? only oregon has it by statute and in florida they sure as hell don't. they definitely don't so therefore, 488,000 ballots were thrown in the garbage is not just anyone's ballots. that is the trick. are you ready for this? one of the nine ways to steal the is called spoilage. some technical problem like your chat is hung or a mismarked on the ballot in the machine kicks it out. all right, that happens. 1.4 million ballots were glitched but who cares if it's random that is only 1% of the ballots cast but it is not even. here's the figure i want you to consider. from the u.s. civil rights commission which analyzed the in the dumpster, the ballots that were cast, if you are african-american, the chance of your ballot will get spoiled is 900% higher than if you are a white voter. that ain't no accident. it's an apartheid vote counting system we have in america. we are back to jim crow. not jim crow, it stopped or james crow systems analyst. that is how it is working. that is the new gimmic
on election do you know where your absentee ballot is? does anyone tell you where discounted? only oregon has it by statute and in florida they sure as hell don't. they definitely don't so therefore, 488,000 ballots were thrown in the garbage is not just anyone's ballots. that is the trick. are you ready for this? one of the nine ways to steal the is called spoilage. some technical problem like your chat is hung or a mismarked on the ballot in the machine kicks it out. all right, that happens....
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to election. to me the best evidence that the tea party movement is not here to stay, at least matured, it has entered the bloodstream is by the behavior, the voting behavior of congress. you see, you know, for example, the ryan budget. you know, both times, in 2011 and 12 when it came up for a vote, all these republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they fail to vote for it there will be primary by someone who will get to their right. in fact, one of the people that i read about in the buck is a moderate republican named joann emerson and misery. and she voted against a couple of things that, you know, were not -- or firing behavior was not deemed sufficiently right wing. but some things saying hey, here is what the primary. as of that sort of behavior strikes fear into the arts of a lot of legislators. >> and if governor robin is a response to that from the tea party will be, we still do so. >> yes. and that is where the moderates are already. >
to election. to me the best evidence that the tea party movement is not here to stay, at least matured, it has entered the bloodstream is by the behavior, the voting behavior of congress. you see, you know, for example, the ryan budget. you know, both times, in 2011 and 12 when it came up for a vote, all these republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they fail to vote for it there will be primary by someone who will get to their right. in fact,...
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when the election came in november and barack obama was elected the first african-american president of the united states. the pundits wrote about the historic victory that was usher in a new era of liberalism. built on the bones two of disasters wars, the incompetent of the reaction to katrina and a ruin in the economy. four years later, what the hell happened? that's my first question. [laughter] >> that's hey, that's what "pity the billionaire: the hard-times swindle and the unlikely comeback of the right is about. and if you all want to you're going have to read the whole thing. that is in very brief form what the book is about. we came to it four years ago we came to a turning point in the country, we didn't turn. you know, -- [laughter] and before i start blabbing about that. let me say how nice it is to be here in austin, texas thank you for inviting me. it i love a book festival where you can buy a corn dog. [laughter] [applause] that's awesome. okay. but back to the sort of story of our times. to pick up on what president obama was say -- paul was saying in 2008 i live in wa
when the election came in november and barack obama was elected the first african-american president of the united states. the pundits wrote about the historic victory that was usher in a new era of liberalism. built on the bones two of disasters wars, the incompetent of the reaction to katrina and a ruin in the economy. four years later, what the hell happened? that's my first question. [laughter] >> that's hey, that's what "pity the billionaire: the hard-times swindle and the...
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some of the states chose direct election of the electors, some states chose the election of directors or selection of lectures by the legislature. this was truly left up to the states at that time. no, as time has gone by, obviously, and the country has grown, many of those reasons, even if they were practical and made sense in 1787 no longer exist. there is no reason that anybody in any part of this country can know who the candidates are. that is one reason. and specifically to the point that you made, the notion of one-man, one-vote, that never applied to presidential elections because the allocation of electors is based on congressional representation and not just on population. that is a crucial distinction to make. i personally think that the electoral college has outlived its usefulness, if it ever had a practical reason in the first place. many people also point to the idea that a few large states would overwhelm the smaller states. i think that because of technology and communications, that idea is largely archaic as well. on the other hand, i don't think we are going to get
some of the states chose direct election of the electors, some states chose the election of directors or selection of lectures by the legislature. this was truly left up to the states at that time. no, as time has gone by, obviously, and the country has grown, many of those reasons, even if they were practical and made sense in 1787 no longer exist. there is no reason that anybody in any part of this country can know who the candidates are. that is one reason. and specifically to the point that...